Gods Acre From Utility to Paradise

St Nicholas Priory, Mint Lane, Exeter, EX4 3BL

Tel: 01392 276255

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Gods Acre From Utility to Paradise - A talk by Lynda Pidgeon

Today gardens are seen as somewhere to relax and to socialise in, a place to grow flowers and perhaps some vegetables. However, in the Middle Ages gardening was more closely related to agriculture. Gardens were a necessity for many, an essential part of survival producing both food and medicine. Over time, the garden would also become a status symbol, only the rich could afford to put aside a piece of valuable land just for display and enjoyment, rather than pure utility.

This talk will look at a variety of gardens and their uses from those of the monks in the early middle ages to the Paradise gardens of the wealthy in the later medieval period.

Refreshments included.

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Gods Acre From Utility to Paradise (12 June 2026)
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